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with these lines, composed in his youth by the celebrated Dr. John
Leyden : —
" N"ear to this stone we lifeless lie,
No more the things of earth to spy ;
Bat we shall leave this dusty bed
When Christ shall come to judge the dead.
For He shall come in glory great,
And in the air shall have his seat.
And call all men before his throne,
Eewarding them as they have done."
A tombstone belonging to James Eamsay, with the date 17G1,
has the following : —
" The earth goeth on the earth glist'ring like gold,
The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold ;
The earth builds on the earth castles and towers,
The earth says to the earth, all shall be ours."
A portioner at Darnick, named Fisher, who died in 1765 is thus
commemorated : —
" Thrice sacred grave, be loyal to thy trust,
And guard till Christ revives the hallowed dust;
Then as a faithful steward safe restore
The precious treasure thou canst keep no more.
Eeflect each reader on thy latter end,
For thou must lie as now thou seest thy friend."
On the tombstone of James Simson, who died in 1810, are these
lines : —
" Lean not on earth ; 'twill pierce thee to the heart,
A broken reed at best ; but oft a spear.
On its sharp point peace bleeds and hope expires."
On a tombstone erected in 1824, by Mr. Thomas Tod of Dry-
grange, in memory of several members of his family, are these
lines : —
" Go blessed spirits,
Mount where cherubs sing
Sublime hosannas
To the Saviour King,